Davis to resign Saturday in district tax changes
Davis the district tax collector for twenty years will resign Saturday. A reorganization will be announced Monday naming Rogers as successor on the real estate tax board and Wilson as disbursing officer. Alexander MacKenzie will fill the vacant personal tax board seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G Davis
Mr Davis
Wests
Davis
Macfarland
Morrow Charles C Rogers
Louis ¢ Wilson
Hig
Alexander MacKenzie
Pickford Pleads Not Guilty in Manslaughter Case
Thomas H Pickford owner of the corner twenty first and P streets northwest apartment house and Albert Reavis the cement contractor were indicted for manslaughter after a section of the under construction building collapsed June 9 killing two workers. Pickford later withdrew the not guilty plea and filed a demurrer. trial likely in the fall term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas H Pickford
Twentieth
P Streets
Albert Reavia
Pickford
Reavis
George Hoover
Building Inspectors Call for More Staff and Higher Pay
Snowden Ashford district building inspector told the commissioners that inadequate staff and Congress not funding additional technically trained workers cripple the building department. He urged licensing for builders and architects and a municipal architect to supervise all district construction to speed permits and reduce delays. The commissioners planned to press Congress for relief and to renew recommendations after further hearings through Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashford
Mc Ashford
Mr Ashford
Congress
Wr Ashford
Macfarland
Georgetown Gas Light sues DC over tax refund
The Georgetown Gas Light Company sues the District of Columbia and tax collector B G Davis to recover 1182493 paid to save property from confiscation. The suit argues that taxes apply only to gross earnings from gas sales and by products, excluding by product sales, with 515637 already paid and 526 showing as due. The case follows a dispute over whether by products should be taxed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown Gas Light Company
District of Columbia
G Davis
Georgetown
Writ Of Habeas Corpus In Child Custody Case
Justice Anderson of the Supreme Court issues a writ returnable August 4 against James H Handy 20 K street NW to produce his two children in court Sally Vinds petition claims the children are detained in St Malindas Convent Germantown Pa The notice appears among city bulletins and local ads for various goods and services including malt bread soap and beverage vendors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Anderson
Supreme Court of the District
James H Handy
K Street
Sally Fvnds
St Malindas Convent
Germantown
Work of registering child labor continues at Frank en School
Inspectors Saunders and Estes report 199 Washington establishments employ 526 child workers, excluding street trades. Department stores are the largest employers and most comply with registration. A few children are found in liquor stores bakeries fruit dairies drugstores and bootblack stands. Prosecutions begin after August 1 when school certificates are issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franken School
Saunders and
Estes
Washington
Police chief denies order blocked pedestrians near district
Superintendent Sylvester says no citizen rights were blocked and that a Saturday sweep targeted loafers and rowdy elements near the Red Light District. He clarifies the aim was to keep Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets clear for safe passage and to remove disturbances without hindering law abiding pedestrians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvester
Pennsylvania
Maj Sylvester
Red Light
Thirteenth
Fourteenth
Agriculture Department
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Virginia
Carnera
Curba
Alexandria
Fourteenth Street
Bureau
New District
Capt. Williams
Canadian Accused of Theft in Toronto Larceny Case
Nathan R Rosenberg aged 21 of 195 Richmond Street Toronto is jailed at the First precinct charged with larceny of 100 dollars worth of silverware belonging to traveling salesman Leon Richtmeyre. Detectives Baur and Cornwell arrested Rosenberg after he was seen attempting to dispose of the silverware. Richtmeyre, registered at a Pennsylvania Avenue hotel, had reported a lost case of sample silverware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan R Rosenberg
Richmond Street
Toronto
Canada
Leon
Richtmeyre
Rosyberg
Baur
Cornwell
Rosenberg
Wikington del
Pennsylvania Avenue
Boarder Not a Theory Puzzle for Judge Delace
In court Judge DeLacy tackles a domestic dispute involving August H Toense his wife Mrs Toense and star boarder Bertram Masser. Mrs Toense accuses her husband of neglect and improper conduct while Masser testifies to tensions and a porch altercation. The judge orders August to take a pledge and seek work or face the workhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August H. Toense
Bertram Masser
Bertram
DeLacy
Florida Avenue
Toense
Star Boarder
Oense
Will Visit Juvenile Courts By DeLacy To Denver
Judge W H DeLacy of the Washington juvenile court will travel to Denver to study Judge Lindsey's methods. He will also visit Indianapolis St Louis Cleveland Buffalo and other cities with model juvenile courts. Expenses will be paid from the La juvenile court contingent fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seago W H DeLacy
Denver
Cole
Lindsey
DeLacy
Washington
Judes DeLacy
Indianapolis
St Louis
Cleveland
Ohio
Buffalo
Juvenile Court
Dogs Seized In Week at City Pound
Increase in pound inspections nets 253 dogs captured in seven days marking a record. Failure to muzzle pets yields $55 in fees for poundmaster Samuel Einstein. Week’s end shows 40 dogs remaining and 236 killed in the pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Einstein
Engineer Band Concert in Iowa Circle Tonight
The engineer band conducts a concert this evening at Iowa Circle at 7 30 led by bandmaster Julius Hamper. The program includes Von Blen Auber March Flag of Victory Fra Diavolur Barytone Solo Auld Lang Syne Echoes from the Metropolitan Opera House Valiant Caprice Heroique Awakening of the Lion BI Kontaki Walts The Merry Widow Lehar Caprice Heroicme Awakening of the Lion TH Kontiki Patrol The Blue and the Gray TFateoed Man Star Spangled Banner may be included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barytone
Corporal Jenkins
Metropolitan Opera House
de Teee Peeaeeee
Herbert
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Oxfords
Saks & Company
Eventh Street
House & Herrmann
Eve Sis
N. W
Mercantile Riske
Kuppenheimer Clothes
Suist
Rosaer
Evans
Henry Evans
F St
N.W
Burchell
N. W. Burchell
Munyon
Tax Board
Baltimore
Thomas Crounse
Thomas C Crounse
Congress Street
North Baltimore
Chesapeake Bay
4Th and
New Fork Avenue
Cool Serge
Horn
Hower Sprays
Barber & Ross
G Streets
Upi
City Bulletins
Wat
Schneider’s
Kirkman’s
Pyles
Ideerzen and
Senate—brewery
Arlington Bottling Company
Same Old Place
Um Jersey
United States Marine Band
W H Santelrean
Ocean Gove
McLennans Cafe
18Th St
Chicago
C. A. Muddiman & Co
12Th St
Fluus
Ppt Photo Supply Co
Companion
Boarder
Star
Delace
Poundmaster
Iowa Circle
Julius Hamper
von Blen Auber
Emery Neglige
Man's Store
D. J- Kaufman
Ave
Washburn-Crosby
Jn Belty
The
Economy Cooperative Society
New York Ave. N. W
Carnegie Library
Warner
Warners
Warner's
Safe Cure
Rochester NY
Cand Manton
Wabingtop Post
Conuineness
Uneeda
Friedlander Bros
O’donnell
F Street
Fealy
Randle Highlands
U.S
Rae
Capitol
Dupont Circle
Prayeare
Durchasera
Ib Central National Bank
Attore
Ty Central Rational Bank
7Th St
Aod Ava
Potomac
FOO Hirsh
Seventh St. N. W
Shaw-Walker
Lansburgh Furniture Co
6Th Street
Keeley Institute
North Capitol Street
District of
Maryland
SELOW
Circulation Dept
the Post
Daily and
Sunday Post
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